Lead Kitchen Chef — High-Volume, Team Leader, $2k Sign-On

Guzman y Gomez; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Sign-on bonus SGD 2,000

Staff meals & discounted meals

Outpatient & hospitalisation benefits

Various leave entitlements

Quarterly performance incentives

5-day work week + 2 days off, 44 hours

Staff referral programme

Job summary

Guzman y Gomez in Singapore is seeking a Head Chef to own the kitchen, lead the team, and ensure every dish meets GYG recipes and standards. You will be hands-on during service and optimise prep for peak periods to maintain quality and speed.

You’ll drive recruitment, training, and development of staff while collaborating with the Restaurant Manager to control labour and costs. A strong background in high-volume kitchens is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in a kitchen/cooking role within a busy, high-volume hospitality or F&B environment.
• Experience leading and developing a kitchen team.
• Strong understanding of food safety, hygiene and kitchen operations.
• Experience managing stock, wastage and kitchen costs.
• Good communication and people management skills.
• Commercial cookery qualification or relevant kitchen experience is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Leading, coaching and developing the kitchen team
• Planning daily kitchen operations and ensuring the team is ready for service
• Ensuring all food is prepared according to GYG recipes, portioning and quality standards
• Managing kitchen stock, ordering, receiving and storage
• Ensuring kitchen equipment and work areas are clean, safe and well maintained
• Supporting recruitment, onboarding and training of kitchen crew
• Working with the Restaurant Manager to manage labour, COGS and operating costs

Skills

Kitchen leadership

Food safety

Cost control

Team coaching

Communication

Education

Commercial cookery qualification

Job description

Guzman y Gomez in Singapore is seeking a Head Chef to own the kitchen, lead the team, and ensure every dish meets GYG recipes and standards. You will be hands-on during service and optimise prep for peak periods to maintain quality and speed.

You’ll drive recruitment, training, and development of staff while collaborating with the Restaurant Manager to control labour and costs. A strong background in high-volume kitchens is essential.